The weird tale behind ice cream jingles

[uglybiker]

Each year, a new batch of hot summer songs hits airwaves and earbuds, dominating top-40 charts and iTunes sales. But there are a handful of popular tunes that never fade away, ever present throughout the world’s streets on sunny summer days: The familiar jingle of ice cream trucks.

You can probably hear it in your head: A jingling, old-timey ditty echoing down the streets of your neighbourhood. It was your cue as a kid to start sprinting down the sidewalks, coins clutched in your fist, ready to buy that frozen treat.

But where did this summer hallmark come from? Why are ice cream trucks some of the only vehicles that play music as one of their main functions?

It’s a strange, surprising story, and the answers have effects far beyond popsicle sales.


Read more:

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160728-the-ice-cream-truck-jingles-summer-spell

[Fishrrman]

Interesting article at the URL above.

Back in 1984, Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth wrote and directed a film called "Comfort and Joy", about a radio personality caught up in "ice cream truck wars" in Glasgow.

Quite enjoyable.

If you don't mind living on the wild side, try entering this into a search engine:
"torrent comfort and joy 1984".
That'll do it!

[Cripplecreek]

Passing through Somerset Michigan yesterday I saw an old short school bus painted white and being used as a mobile doughnut shop.

The name on the side said "Special Ed's Doughnuts" 

[geronl]

Isn't Greensleeves kind of a downer song??